Harvester attachment



Masgch 3, l931.' Q D, MAYSENT 1,794,720

HARVESTER ATTACHMENT Filed Jan. 4, 1930 Patented Mar. 3, i931 I UNITEDHARVESTER ATTACHMENT ,1'

Appiicationliea' Januar-'y 4, 1930;` serial Nabiipsce/ vThis inventionrelates to an attachment dey signed for use on harvesters'foi" binders,the primary object of the invention vbeing to provide novel meanswhereby the reel, sickle barV `ind ybundle tying y simultaneously. l f,v An important obj ect of the invention is to providea device of thischaracter wherein the normal position ofthe 1reel,=sicl{le bar l'andneedle may be adjusted tol meetv'various requirements. l f Y 2 v l f "Astillfurther objectof the invention isto provide an attachment of thischaracter which may be readilyin'st'alled on harvesting tionof'themachine to position the device.

` With the foregoing'V and other objectsv in bearing 26Vsecuredtotheton'g'r'ue 8. v Secured* 'f' to the bearing" 26 is anlarm-27-fformed with'j l U view which will -af'ppearfa's the descriptionproceeds, the invention resides inthe combination and* arrangement ofparts andinthe details of construction hereinafter described andclaimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodimento-th'eA invention Y YThe figure illustrates a side elevational view ofanattacliment constructed -in accordanceVV with the-invention, one endof the 'trac-H 'f a sliding bolt to engage the rackli, so that c.

tor and harvester being'shown. n f Referring to the drawing in-det-ail,a por- "5 tion of the harvesting machine or binder is indicatedgenerally by the reference character 5, vand includes a bar 6 to whichthe downwardly curved casting 7 is secured, andto jvhich the tongue 8ispivotally connected, the tongue being provided with a clevis 9y at itsforward end, by means of which the harvester or binder is hitched to thetractor, whichv is indicated generallyby the reference characv ter 10. nf

The attachment comprisesan upright 11 that has its lower end bolted tothe side of,y

the tongue 8, adjacent to one end thereof, there being provided a bracebar 13 disposed at an'oblique angle with respect to the `upfi'ight 11and ysecured to the upright 11 and needle may be adjusted machinesrv orbinders oir'l the usual' and well known construction, eliminatingv thenecessity of making alterationsin theconstruc-A to move therewith,thepinio'n24 being moun't'-l tongue 81toholdlthe kupright against move-V.vment. Al horizontalfbrace bar 1l1=connects -the bar 13 andfupright11'toffurther insure,

a rigid construction, y Y i,

v,The bearing 152isy 'secur'edto -the 'brace vbar 13fand supports thebar -16'bymeans of; the

bolt 17that extends/through the'bar 1,6.'y `At the' lower end of the 16,isa bar18 whichl has pivotal connection' withfthe bar 16 at 1Q, lthe barl18 having a; right angled end portion 20 formedwithan opening toV:receive the rod 21 which has a right angled end poi tion vto beVfitted, in one of theopenings 22', formed inthe barl 18,= so that thethrow of` the rod 21y may be adjusted. d;

This 'rod 21 hasA f'pivotal connection with the1 arm 23 that issecuredto the pinion 24 :ed -on the shaft 255 that is-'snpported injthe anopening 28 in which theflower-end of the' provided with a worm30`meshingfwith the pinion 24 so thatrotary movement of `the ffcontrollingrod- 29 will result in-a relative rotary movementofthepin'ion 24 to move the-arm 23 and `members connected therewith.

Pivotally lconnected withthe arm 23, is a a;

rod 3 1 that has pivotal connection with the lever ,32,V atBB, the leverbeing provided with ,The-reference character 35 designates a"y rod thatextends through the rightiangled n end 36 of the `bar'37 ,l one end vofthe rod 35 being positioned' inpne of the Openings as er the bar 37,`so;thatfthe length o'f thefrod may be adjusted... s shown, the bar 37 haspivotal connection with the bar16, and may be adjusted'with respecttothe end ,of the bar 16, bypositioning theconnecting bolt 39 in any oneofthe openingsdO of the bar16'.

,Asshowm the rod 35 has-pivotal connection with the triangularsupporting frame Y with the frame 4l, at 48.

` The reference character v49 designates "a, handle which is secured tothe outer end of the controlling rod 29, the same being'positioned sothat the operatorffstandingonthe platform 50, may have easy accessthereto. rlhus it Will be seen that by rotatin'g'tli'e corr- Vtrolling`rod 29, the reel 45-may be raised orA lowered so that it will properlyContact with the Wheat being harvested, to draw the Wheat intothe sickleblade ofr the harvester. v

rIhe normaloperatingv position of the reelr 45 is adjusted by moving`the lever 51. to Which ,the rod 52' isconnected-,ithejrod 52' beingadjustably Connected With the bar 53v that -in turn has pivotalconnection` Withthe bar 47..

The bundle tying needle is indicated` bythe referencefcha'ractger 54,and isof the-usual and. Well known construction, the samebeingadjustableso that longer short bundles may be properly tied. 4

- The adjustment of the bundle tying needle is accomplishedsiniultaneously With thekladjusting of the reel45-,.the adjustment'being madeby the actionY of the-rodl 55 which is connected With thebar:56,.that Ain-turn has pivotal connection Withfthebar 16, the` bar 5Gbeing adjustable along the'bar 16, by means of ther pin 57 which may beinserted in the openings-.58 of the bar 16. @ne endof therod fconnectsWith the Curved arm 59 pivota'lly' mounted on' theupr-ights 4.3, at60.-.

YAnfarm 6l? isconnected With the arm 59,

the arm '6l being; connected toy the rod62f I the bundle tying'needle`Will also-beadj usted sinn'lltaneously, eliminati-ng' `the necessity ofY.

the operator making twol adjustments, and

Aconsequently reducing),l the Work of the op crater-,tothe minimum.` A tl The'co'iled spring- 65- conuects with the rod 6,6., whichhascomiection with the tri angular frame 4l, through themedium ofthebracketA 67, the opposite end of the coiledv spring being anchored tother frame at 68. ThisA coiled spring holdsthe frame 41 under tension sothat the proper adjustment may be made.` The coiled spring; 69 haso'neof its ends adjustably connected With the pinion 24', Whiletheopposi'te` end thereofisanchoredat 70, so that movement of thepinion124' will be undertension. Y

Thus itv Will berobviousthat when an ad.- justmentl is being made, thereel 45' moves verticallyat a greater rateofspeed than: the platformand' sickle bladeofthe' machine, be

cause the arm 23 must make a quarter turn before it passes the deadcenter 'and raises the platform, With the result that an adjustment maybe made to cut tall or short grain, and the platform of the-machinemaintained substantially level.

I claim:

In a harvesting machine, .vertically adjustable reel on the machine, anVadjustable bundle tying needle on the machine, means for aIdj-ustingVthe reel?A and needle simultane ously, andI means for adjusting the reeland needle independently of each other.

2. In a harvestinggmachine, a main frame, a pivoted frame on the mainframe, bars pivotally connected to thel pivoted fra-1ne,a reel supportedby the bars, a pivoted bar, means for connecting' the j iivotedbar, and`pivoted frame,Y an adjustable tying needle mounted on the lmain frame,means for trmsmittin.L- movement of the pivotedbar to the needle,

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and means for operating the pivoted barv to .Y

adjusttlie reel and needle simultaneously.

3.- In afharvesting.machine, a vertically ad? Y justablereel formingapart of the harvestei,y a bundle tying needle, a pivoted bar,adjustable members for transmitting movement of the. pivoted `bar to thereel and needleto adj ust-the reel'and'needlesimultaneously, and

means for adjusting the throw of thepivoted 4. Inaharvestingmachine, alframe,

a pivot'edframe mountedonthe mainframe, a reel-mounted on theprvoted,frame,'abundle typing` needle. mounted onthe frame, aj pivotedbar, adjustable means for` connecting the bar and plvoted frame,vadjustable means for transmittingmovement `of the barfto vthe needle,fapiniononthe main frame, anarm extending 'from thepinion to movetherewith, anf adjustable member-connectingthe armV and pivot'ed bartooperate- .the pivoted bar, means for impartingyrotary movement tothefpinion, and means-:fon adjusting thethrow of thearm. K 1

In testimony that I claim'` the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaiiiredmy signa.u ture.

CHARLES-,n Marsan-T.

